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On World Sickle Cell Day, a look at Memphis’ past, present and future research

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On a Monday morning in June, at the start of the week leading up to World Sickle Cell Day, a group of nurses from around the nation gathered in a classroom at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing. They were in town to listen to local patients describe the agonizing physical pain… Read More


Families stock up on food thanks to mobile food pantry

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – An estimated 500 families re-stocked their groceries today with the help of six Memphis organizations. The Memphis Rotary Club and St. Patrick’s Community Outreach presented their 16th Mobile Food Pantry in the pandemic on the east end of FedExForum on Friday morning. Students from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center… Read More


Orthodontist Writes Book about Patients

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Kyle Fagala, DDS, MDS, has written a new children’s book, All the Best Faces Wear Braces, that can be customized to any practice. The book of orthodontic-inspired children’s rhymes was developed in coordination with Neon Canvas, a digital marketing company Fagala co-founded in 2016 with Alex Rasmussen, and illustrated by nationally syndicated cartoonist Greg Cravens. Fagala… Read More


Registration open for Rural Health Workshop 2022

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What does it take to keep a rural hospital open in the state with the highest rural hospital closure rate in the country? Find out at AHCJ’s Rural Health Workshop 2022, which will be held July 14 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The hosts for the Rural Health Workshop 2022 are the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga College of… Read More


Live At 9: Interagency Board Looks to Develop School Safety Programs in Memphis and Shelby County

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Tennessee’s Governor recently signed an executive order aimed at enhancing school safety efforts across the state. Local leaders are now developing those kind of programs as well as addressing the root of the violence. Two members of the Memphis and Shelby County Juvenile Justice Board, Gwen Wright and UTHSC’s Altha Stewart, MD. spoke with Live… Read More


Hearts and Minds: Memphis surgeon Dr. William Novick confronts poverty and war to save lives.

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It was late 2021, and Dr. William Novick, professor of surgery and international child health at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, was facing a dilemma. His colleagues in Ukraine had persuaded him to commit to four visits there in 2022, but lately the news from that part of the world had been troubling.… Read More


Congressman Cohen Announces Neurological Research Grant to UTHSC

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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $426,364 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for research on neuronal scaling in the developing cerebellum.


Juvenile Justice Board discusses rising gun violence, issues call to action

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More than two years after their last in-person meeting, members of the Juvenile Justice Board gathered on the campus of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Tuesday, June 7, to “reintroduce” the board to community members and to discuss the rising youth gun violence in the city. State Rep. Torrey Harris moderated the panel… Read More